Settings and Macros/SoftClip Description
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Whenever a float image is converted to an integer format, overbright pixels should be compressed gently instead of clipping them. This macro uses an inverse function akin to -1/x to modify values above a given threshold so that no colour channel will ever exceed 1.
Pictures speak more than words:
The exact function is:
if c > threshold c = (-1 / ((c - threshold) / (1 - threshold) + 1) + 1) * (1 - threshold) + threshold
You can also sandwich the node between two invert nodes to clip the blacks.